Bed-bottom support



May 6, 1924. 1,493,059

G. W. BARNES BED BOTTOM SUPPORT Filed June` 20. 1925 ff ff l l l l l I I l l l Patented May 6, 1924.

GEORGE w.v BARNES, or xENosHA, WISCONSIN. .assienon fro SIM'MoNs'Coli/IEANY,

. or ,KENosHa W-IsCoNsrN, A oo RnonAmIoN or DELAWARE. 4

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v.Application ledl'une 20, 1323. "Seria1;No. 6456,*510.

T all whom t may concern.'

lBe it know-n that I, "GEORGE W. BARNES, a citizen of the'United States, residing lat Kenosha, in 'the .county of Kenosha, fin the State of 'lVisconsim have invented certain new .and useful Improvements 'in' fBed- Bottom Supports, of Vwhich the following is a s' eciiicatlon.

i\ y invention relates to improvements in bed bottom supports, and has particular value in connection wlth a bed bottom having a substantially rigid underlying base 'frame for supporting a series of axially vertical spiral springs.

In bed bottoms of the type described, which in the trade, are termed coil springs,

in order to distinguish them from wire` fabric bed bottoms, a condition is sometimes encountered where the base frame must be extended in width in order to be supported on the side rails of certain bedstead frames. On the other hand, it is desirable to furnish the same bed bottom for use in connection with other types of bedstead fra-mes where the side rails are so shaped and spaced as not to permit the use of said extensions. Hence, said extensions or supports are desirably made or arranged so that they can be slid, swung or folded inwardly, thereby rendering the use of-said extensions optional to suit either type of bedstead frame.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved extension of the class described and of the sliding type.

In the drawings which by way of example illustrate my invention as applied to a coil spring of approved design,

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary elevation partly in section showing a corner of a coil spring equipped with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the principal elements of the device, and

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.`

Referring to the drawings, represents the side rail of a bedstead frame arranged for use with a coil spring having its support extended. The coil spring base includes a series of the usual slats 11 for supporting the rows of spiral springs 12, the outer row of springs 13 being of lesser height and mounted upon the end portions 14 of said slats 11. Said parts 14 are riveted to the horizontal flange 15 of the side bar 16 of the =bed 'bottom frame and the -end of said sidebar 16 -is-'riveted to 'the angley iron end bar l'17 asindicated at 18 and 19.

"The end bar 15T-has an "outer depending vertical `:flange 20 andtheend bar`16 has an vinner -depending vertical flangey 21. As shown best -in F ig. '3, the end of said yside angle bar 16 is cut away so as to provide a space 22 between the vertical flange 2O of the end bar and the end of the vertical flange of the side bar. sionr m'ember 23 comprises a length of metal having a substantially rectangular cross section with its major dimension vertically disposed, said bar being located in the space 22.

The sliding exten- In order to prevent displacement of the said extension member 23 and also to limit the sliding movement thereof, an extension tongue 24 is provided on the extremity of the side bar flange 21, said extension tongue 24 fitting somewhat loosely in a slot Y25 75 punched 'in the sliding extension piece 23.

Then the coil spring is to be used with a type of bedstead frame which will'not accommodate the support in its extended position, said support is slid inwardly into the dotted line position shown at 26 in Figs. 1 and 2 so that the end 27 will be substantially flush with the edge of the side bar.

The described details of construction being illustrative of merely one application of my invention, the scope of same should be determined by reference to the appended claims, said claims being construed as broadly as possible consistent with the state of the art.

I claim as my invention: y

1. In combination, a bed bottom having a supporting base comprising a border frame which includes a side and an end bar secured together at their ends to form a corner of said frame, and each having a vertically extending flange, a. slidable member interposed between the side of the end bar flange and the end of the side bar flange andmeans for limiting the sliding movement of said mem-` cured together at their ends to form a corner of said frame, and each having a vertically extending flange, a slidable member interposed between the side of the end bar flange and the end of the side bar flange and means for limiting the sliding movement of said member, and for guiding the sliding movement thereof comprising an extension on said side bar flange.

3. In combination a bed bottom having a supporting base VComprising a border frame which includes a side bar and an end bar each of angle iron construction, secured to 'gether at their ends to form a corner of said frame, said bars extending substantially at right angles to each other in substantially the same horizontal plane and having vertically extending flanges and a'slidable mem-` ber interposed between the side of the end bar flange and the end of the side bar flange and means for guiding the said bar and limiting the sliding movement thereof comprising an extension tongue on the end of said side bar flange.

. 4. In combination, a bed bottom having a supporting base comprising a border frame which includes an angle iron side bar and an angle iron end bar located substantially in the same horizontal plane and extendmg substantially at right angles to each other, said bars having horizontally disposed flanges lapping eaoh other `and united together and having also vertically extending flanges and a slidable slotted member interposed between the side of the end bar-flange and the end of the Side bar flange, the side bar having an extension tongue thereon C0- operating With said slot for guiding Said member and limiting its sliding movement.

GEORGE W. BARNES. 

